Transmigrated Genius: Fragile Heiress Reigns Supreme-Chapter 510 - 514: Family (3)

Young Master Min withdrew his gaze and asked, "Taking a nap at this hour, is Mother ill?"

"No," Chunyan laughed and pointed at the Marquis, "This afternoon he was busy with matters in the back yard, and now he’s tired and fallen asleep, there’s no need for Young Master to worry!"

Young Master Min nodded obediently, slung his small backpack over his shoulder and went back to his room with Erquan. He spread paper on the desk and turned to Erquan, asking, "Erquan, do you think Mother really wants those Panax notoginseng to thrive?"

Erquan replied clumsily, half-understanding, "It’s hard to say, but my mother did mention that the lady’s harvest from both her estates isn’t good, and even the tenants on the estates are struggling to survive. The lady waived their rent this year, yet some are still starving. I’m sure the lady wants to plant something that yields well to feed those tenants."

So that’s how it is.

Young Master Min paused, then suddenly put down his brush and said to Erquan, "Aren’t you going to the clinic to help? You’d better get going. I heard Tianyi has set up new counters at the clinic these days; the sooner you go, the sooner you can help."

Erquan was keen to go, and hearing Young Master Min say that, he nodded immediately, "Alright, I’ll head out of the estate now and come back early tomorrow."

"Go on!" Young Master Min urged Erquan to leave.

He quietly snuck out himself and saw Chunyan keeping watch at the door. With a smile, he approached her and said, "I want to eat the medicinal congee you made." Chunyan was taken aback; Young Master Min rarely asked them for anything. Unable to contain her joy, she nodded with a smile, "Is it the kind you made for the lady last time?"

Young Master Min didn’t know which kind, and nodded randomly, "Yes!" Chunyan beamed with joy and replied, "Then Young Master should wait a minute, and I’ll make it now." She said this as she headed to the side room. Young Master Min was confused, saying, "The kitchen is over there."

"I’m going to call Chunliu to switch places with me. The lady is resting; you shouldn’t disturb her."

"It’s alright, I’ll go in to keep watch," Young Master Min nodded and replied. Chunyan felt uneasy and wanted to say more, but seeing Young Master Min with his small hands already crossing the threshold, she paused thinking of the readily available ingredients, knowing she’d be back quickly, smiled, and turned to the kitchen.

Young Master Min saw Chunyan head off to the kitchen, and none of the matrons and maids keeping watch in the yard noticed him. He tread lightly, peeking into the side room, then turned and entered Xiqiu’s bedroom, heading to the washroom.

Xiqiu lay half-asleep, hearing the pattering sound of water on the ground, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw Young Master Min, with a small body, struggling to carry a bucket almost half his height. Walking unsteadily, water splashed from the bucket all over the floor.

He himself was soaked. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Xiqiu frowned but didn’t say anything, squinting to see what he intended to do.

Young Master Min placed the bucket beside the couch, wiped his forehead, used the rag Chunyan used for cleaning the table to dab at the water stains on his clothes, then ran back and crouched in front of Xiqiu, carefully lifting her feet.

While observing her expression, he gently removed Xiqiu’s shoes.

Then he took off her socks, realizing she hadn’t awakened, quietly relieved.

Once her shoes and socks were removed, he pushed the bucket closer, tested the water temperature, and then placed Xiqiu’s feet inside.

Turns out he was giving her a foot soak.

Following Xiqiu’s method of massaging Fourth Master Xiao’s feet, he tried a few squeezes, but due to incorrect force and technique, Xiqiu couldn’t help but open her eyes from the tickling.

Young Master Min paused seeing Xiqiu awake, thinking, "Is it not the case that Father sleeps soundly every time, how did Mother wake up instead?"

He awkwardly retreated a bit and called out, "Mother!"

"What is Young Master Min doing?" Xiqiu asked softly, her face full of smile, "Giving Mother a foot bath?"

Young Master Min looked at Xiqiu’s feet, then at the water on the ground, nodded, "Yes."

"Come!" Xiqiu extended her hand to pull Young Master Min over, "What made Young Master Min suddenly think of giving Mother a foot bath?" She held Young Master Min beside her, smiling as she asked.

Young Master Min thought for a moment and replied, "They said you were tired."

Whenever Father was tired, Mother would give him a foot bath.

So he remembered and wanted to give her a foot bath like Mother did.

Xiqiu felt warmth in her heart, planted a heavy kiss on Young Master Min’s face, laughing, "Young Master Min is so sweet, even knowing how to help Mother with a foot bath."

Young Master Min blushed from the praise.

Xiqiu then bent to remove Young Master Min’s shoes. Young Master Min was about to shrink his small feet inwards, but Xiqiu swiftly stripped him of shoes and socks, revealing plump little feet, then picked him up and stood him in the water, "Then Young Master Min can bathe feet together with Mother."

Young Master Min hadn’t reacted when he found himself bare-footed in the water.

Xiqiu giggled, using her toes to tickle Young Master Min’s little leg. Young Master Min, feeling ticklish, hopped around in the basin, "It’s too ticklish, Mother, Mother..." Xiqiu didn’t relent, so Young Master Min mimicked Xiqiu’s movements and tickled her feet back. The two of them circled around the basin, soon causing the water to spill everywhere, both of them soaked.\p>

Young Master Min laughed heartily, leaned on Xiqiu’s knee, his previously tense little face revealing innocent childlike wonder like Xing. Xiqiu saw him even more delighted, kissed Young Master Min’s face again feeling it’s still not enough, pinched his little cheeks with two fingers, smiling, "Young Master Min is so sweet, so considerate!"

Young Master Min beamed, ignoring the water dripping on his face, stood on tiptoe, and gave Xiqiu a kiss on the cheek, snuggled in her embrace, laughing ceaselessly, "In the future Young Master Min will give Mother a foot bath every day."

Xiqiu then pinched his nose, asking, "What about Father, will Young Master Min not give Father a foot bath?"

Young Master Min nodded eagerly, "Yes, Father, and Grandmother!"

Xiqiu also laughed, their laughter echoed crisply in the room, matrons and maids in the yard peeked into the main room, curious about what the lady and Young Master Min were doing to laugh so joyfully.

Fourth Master Xiao strode into the room, hearing the mother and son’s laughter, raised an eyebrow at the doorway, first seeing the water all over the floor, then seeing the soaking wet Young Master Min and Xiqiu lying laughing on the couch. Her brows were arched in delight, clearly very happy.

Fourth Master Xiao couldn’t help but smile, watching them frolic through the curtain in the room.

Chunyan brought in the medicinal meal, saw Fourth Master Xiao standing by the side room entrance, startled intending to call, but then seeing Fourth Master Xiao turn around, whispering, "Go add some hot water for them."

Chunyan was taken aback, Fourth Master Xiao had already turned into the bedroom.

Her expression was peculiar as she entered, whereas Xiqiu paused, looking at her, asking, "Did Fourth Master return?"